UNIVERSITY of  WASHINGTON Information School Computer Science & Engineering

Jacob O. Wobbrock Associate Professor, The Information School
Adjunct Associate Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
  Jacob O. Wobbrock, Ph.D.
The Information School
University of Washington
Box 352840
Seattle, WA 98195-2840   USA
 
 

Press

  1. Todd Bishop. Better typing while walking, and other cool stuff from UW. GeekWire, October 20, 2011.
  2. Eric Smalley. Portico takes tablets off-screen. C|NET News, October 12, 2011.
  3. Duncan Graham-Rowe. Taking touch beyond the touch screen. M.I.T. Technology Review, September 23, 2011.
  4. June Simms. A better computer mouse cursor for the disabled. Science and Technology, Voice of America, April 17, 2011.
  5. Mark Gibbs. Improved mouse control for users with disabilities. Business Center, PC World, April 16, 2011.
  6. Mark Huffman. Free software makes using a mouse easier: Designed for people with motor disabilities. ConsumerAffairs.com, April 13, 2011.
  7. Slashdot. Free software helps disabled use mouse. Hardware, Slashdot.com, April 10, 2011.
  8. Darren Quick. Researchers tackle mouse control from a different angle. Personal Computing, gizmag, April 10, 2011.
  9. Catherine O’Donnell. Free software makes computer mouse easier for people with disabilities. University of Washington News, April 7, 2011.
  10. Staff. UW, iSchool dominate CHI awards. Information School News, April 5, 2011.
  11. Staff. Record year for iSchool, dub at CHI 2011. Information School News, February 17, 2011.
  12. Staff. Success by design. Information School News, November 8, 2010.
  13. Staff. Drs. Ko, Wobbrock earn best paper at VL/HCC. Information School News, September 24, 2010.
  14. Hannah Hickey. Deaf, hard-of-hearing students do first test of sign language by cell phone. University of Washington News, August 16, 2010. Story picked up by KING5 and KCPQ13 local news.
  15. Jean Patterson. Junior faculty blaze path forward for iSchool. Information School News, July 16, 2010.
  16. Justin Rattner. Research@Intel Day 2010 keynote with Intel CTO Justin Rattner. Portico was discussed by the Intel CTO on June 30, 2010.
  17. Slashdot. Demo of laptop/tabletop hybrid UI. Hardware, Slashdot.com, April 14, 2010.
  18. KING 5 News. UW student named Facebook Fellow. Local News, KING5.com. April 14, 2010.
  19. Larry Larsen. Using your voice to paint. Channel 9 from MSDN. April 1, 2010.
  20. Nick Eaton. Tabletop UI, wireless power and more from Intel Labs Seattle. Seattle Post-Intelligencer Blogs. September 30, 2009.
  21. Staff. Tuning technology to special needs. Information School News, May 28, 2009.
  22. Larry Greenemeier. Microsoft tries to get a grip on touch computing with Surface. 60-Second Science Blog, Scientific American, April 11, 2009.
  23. Ina Fried. Microsoft puts finger on better gestures. CNET News, April 6, 2009.
  24. Ivanhoe Newswire. Pimp my program: Help for the disabled. Television news release, March 2009.
  25. Richard Seven. Researchers work on developing sign language for cellphones. The Seattle Times, Health, December 2, 2008.
  26. Richard Seven. UW creates a computer mouse driven by sound. The Seattle Times, Business/Technology, October 6, 2008.
  27. Robert P. Bennett. Squaring off with EdgeWrite. Disaboom, Tech and Tools, September 23, 2008.
  28. Lee Bruno. An interface for your eyes only. The Guardian (U.K.), August 28, 2008.
  29. Hannah Hickey. Signing by cell: Can you see me now? University of Washington News, August 21, 2008.
  30. Microsoft Corporation. The Dobbs Challenge—Contest winners announced! Mr. Spiff's Revenge by POW Studios, Best Windows Game, August 2, 2008.
  31. Hannah Hickey. For your eyes only: Custom interfaces make computer clicking faster, easier. University of Washington News, July 15, 2008.
  32. Lynne Harris. NISH recognizes college engineers for inventions designed to help people with disabilities in the workplace. National press release, June 11, 2008.
  33. Staff. iSchool garners three Best Paper Awards at CHI 2008. Information School News, April 4, 2008.
  34. Virginia Gold. SIGCHI announces Best of CHI 2008 award winners. ACM News Release, April 3, 2008.
  35. Staff. Dominating DUB. Etc: Campus News & Notes. University Week 25 (18), February 28, 2008, p. 3.
  36. Staff. COMPUTER: Malen mit der Stimme. Der Spiegel 43, October 22, 2007, p. 215.
  37. Patrick Pettibon. CMU, Pitt receive $15 million research grant. The Tartan, August 28, 2006, pp. A-4, A-5.
  38. Holly Witteman. Perspectives on CHI 2006. SIGCHI Bulletin 38 (3), July 2006.
  39. Ivanhoe Broadcast News. Hi-tech typing. Television news release, October 2005.
  40. Vicki Contavespi. NISH announces winners of 2004-2005 National Scholar Awards for Workplace Innovation & Design. National press release, May 2005.
  41. Byron Spice. Text with an edge. Feature. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Monday, November 29, 2004, p. A-6.
  42. Todd Bishop. Microsoft DemoFest offers look at the latest university research. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Wednesday, August 4, 2004, p. E-1.
  43. Staff. Prototype: Write steady. M.I.T. Technology Review 108 (8), August 2005, p. 27.
  44. Staff. Science honors. Science & Environment Section. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Monday, July 4, 2005, p. A-6.
  45. Staff. Personal mention. Carnegie Mellon 8½ × 11 News 15 (46), June 9, 2005.
  46. Steve August. Integrating users into product development. productmarketing.com Magazine 2 (1), January/February 2004, pp. 17-23.
  47. Alison Overholt. Sidebar: Pardon the interruption. Fast Company Magazine 63, October 2002, p. 118.
 
 
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